Israel strikes Lebanon after Iran ally Hezbollah fires missiles over border
by William Christou in Beirut from World news | The Guardian on (#73Y4A)
Conflict spreads as militant group targets Israel over Ali Khamenei killing and IDF responds with Beirut strikes
Israel has carried out heavy airstrikes on the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut after the Iran-backed Lebanese group launched missiles and drones towards Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
Residents of Beirut were woken by the sounds of about a dozen blasts at 3am as Israel struck three different locations in the south of Lebanon's capital. Bombings continued into the late hours of the morning, with the area almost entirely deserted by the time of a strike at around noon.
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